Kuroda Kiyotaka1840-1900::Modernization::
Made contribution to Meiji Japan in areas of colonization
Kiyotaka's effort to make Japan an imperial power resulted in great expansion of Japanese empire
Removed Tokugawa Shogunate

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Hokkaido & Korea

They hold the answers to our country's SUCCESS







INFORMATION
  • 2nd Prime Minister of Japan from 30 April 1888 to 25 October 1889.
  • Born in Samurai Class
  • Became a member of the Satsuma Choshu to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate
  • Military leader of Boshin War
  • Traveled to Europe and United States for five months, he was put in charge of colonization efforts in Hokkaido
  • Kuroda was sent as an envoy to Korea in 1975 to negotiate the Treaty of Gwanghwa in 1876
  • Opened Korea's port
  • Brought Satsuma and Choshu clans together
  • Believed that
    • Major developments in technology should start from where people need it the most
    • Needed to be limits on the amount of change done at one time
    • Wise choices allow solid ideals to grow

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